There should be a minimum three-year custodial sentence for theft, burglary, robbery or handling stolen work equipement.
That is the call of one Senator who has proposed legislation to amend the law in this regard.
Senator PJ Murphy has renewed his call for the legislation to progress after a spate of tool thefts recently including an incident in Greencastle where power tools were stolen.
He says the theft of tools is much more than a loss of equipment:
